Hall Bonistelle Faces Millionaire Marriage Deadline
Artist-photographer Hall Bonistelle runs his studio with assistant Flodie Fisher amid warnings of his dire finances. Attorney Mr. Doremus reveals Hall’s uncle John will leaves 4 000 000 only if he marries by his twenty eighth birthday at midnight. Mrs. Rena Royalton falls at the studio and Hall asks her to marry immediately, she hesitates for time.
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Hall Bonistelle
Feils
Flodie Fisher
Mr. Doremus
the Peach
Hall
John
Rena Royalton
Rena
Mrs. Royalton
Flodie
Miss Fisher
Mr. Bonistelle
Lyn Dallys
Miss Dallys
Carolyn
Plodie
Carolyn Dallys
Tre Lible
Miss Gale
Hall presses for Rena's yes at party confrontation
Hall pleads for a quick answer from Rena Royalton while she defers, seeking time to decide. Flodie urges a match with Carolyn Dallys as backup, planning manipulations to secure Hall’s future amid rich social circles.
New York type Miss Dallys enters office in brisk style
In CHAPTER IV a stylish New York girl, Carolyn Dallys, appears between portieres with a confident air and sported hats and skirts. Hall calls her in, while Flodie and Mr Bonistelle react dramatically to her entrance and the bold, casual greeting.
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New York
Carolyn Dallys
Hall
Flodie
Jove
Mr. Bonistelle
Mourning Drapery Joke Draws Laugh From Local Race Quote
Champ Clark recounts a Missouri tale of a landscape gardener and fellow observers who joke about a supposed death. A driver asks about mournful heads along a fence to explain the display provoking shared humor across racial lines.
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Darky
Champ Clark
Missouri
Mistah Jones
Little Johnny’s Illness Delights Doctor’s Odd News
The text describes a frail child named Johnny and a doctor who reports a dramatic but strange improvement in his pulse. The scene hints at a troubling or ironic tone as Johnny lies alone, pondering something unseen.
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Johnny
Ancient bank notes of 3300 years ago inspire caution
The article notes a 3300 year old Egyptian or Mesopotamian like bank note preserved in Petrograd museum. Chinese flying money is described with bank name date value and official signature. Notes include a coin pictorial to prevent forgery and aid the illiterate.
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Petrograd
Stolen Letters Still Await Delivery In Seattle
Post office inspectors pursue delivery of 500 letters stolen over a year ago from the Seattle post office by W. A. Byers. The fugitive hid the mail under ashes in his former home furnace. nearly 38,000 letters were found in his law office when he was arrested and jailed. Recently L. T. Merry moved into Byers’ former hotel room and uncovered the extra letters in the fireplace.
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Seattle
Wash
W. A. Byers
Byers
L. T. Merry
Paper Money in Ancient China Predicted Modern Bank Notes
The article notes that Chinese thinkers anticipated the idea of paper money as an early form of modern financial convenience, tracing discussions back to 2697. It highlights historical context and the long lineage of currency innovation.
Good Apples Yield Tips for Selecting Fresh Fruit
Advice on buying apples suggests choosing the heaviest fruit and testing firmness by pressing with the thumb to hear a slight cracking sound, indicating ripeness and juiciness.
Stone Receives Long Awaited Back Wages From 1864
Frederick Andrew Jackson Stone, once an engineer on the Chattanooga and Nashville railroad, finally receives $69.75 due in 1864 after a 51 year wait. The comptroller of the treasury allowed the claim for back wages earned during Sherman era military necessity, minus a 64 cent war tax, sent to Tablpaoosa Georgia.
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U. S
Frederick Andrew Jackson Stone
Stone
Chattanooga & Nashville
William Tecumseh Sherman
Notice of Bid Sale for Dolton Village Real Estate
Sealed bids for Lot 12 Block 1 Dolton Township 36 14 in Cook County Illinois including the Village Hall fire house calaboose and brick utilities at 419 and 422 Washington Avenue must be received by 8 pm September 6 1915 at the Village Hall Park Avenue Dolton Illinois. Bids require a certified check equal to one tenth of bid and the Village Board may reject any or all bids subject to post-1915 installments of special assessments.
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Dolton
Cook County
Mllinois
Park Avenue
Washimaten Avenue
Dalton
Cook
Ilinois
Washington Avenue
Illinois
County of
the Pointer
WM. G. Dolton
Henry W. Schnoor
Dolton Village to Sell Described Real Estate at Auction
An ordinance authorizes the sale of village owned Lot twelve in Block one in Dolton Section three Illinois. Bids must be sealed by September 6 1915 with a one tenth bid certified check. Purchasers receive a deed upon full payment and publication of the ordinance.
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Dolton
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